Rekha Gupta government of Delhi has decided that 50 thousand new beneficiaries will be added to ‘Old Age Pension Scheme’. This work will be held in ‘Seva Pakhwara’ held on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 September.

It is being said by the government that the enrollment drive will ensure that more and more elderly are included in this scheme and they do not have to wait for anyone to fulfill their needs. They should get financial help from the government itself.

The Social Welfare Department will start the enrollment process for 50,000 elderly beneficiaries under the ‘Old Age Pension Scheme’ at Indira Gandhi Stadium on 17 September.

Monthly pension also increases
Apart from this, monthly pension for senior citizens is also being increased. The beneficiaries of 60 years or older will now get 2500 rupees instead of 2 thousand rupees. At the same time, pension for beneficiaries of 70 years and above is being increased from Rs 2500 to Rs 3000.

With this, the beneficiaries of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes community will be given an additional pension of Rs 500 every month.

Backlog completed in 7 months
According to the report of the news agency PTI, the last time registration process took place in November 2024, when many Applekesh pending and this affair was delayed. It took more than seven months for the officials to settle the backlog. All pending registrations were completed by June 2025.

Let me tell you, on the 75th birthday of PM Modi under Seva Pakhwada, the Delhi government is going to implement 75 projects and schemes.

CM Rekha Gupta made this appeal
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has appealed to the eligible senior citizens to apply on time to avail this scheme. All the eligible elders and disabled were urged by the CM to come forward and take advantage of this scheme of the government.

For information, let us know that at present, the Delhi government is giving pension to about 3.8 lakh women, 4.6 lakh elderly and 1.3 lakh disabled people. 1140 crore rupees are spent every year to complete these schemes.

The Delhi government is preparing to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday (17 September) special. On this occasion, ‘Seva Pakhwada’ will start in the capital, in which 15 big projects will be inaugurated. Officials said that these events will not only be part of the festival but will also prove to be new gifts for Delhiites.

Amit Shah will inaugurate

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be present in the main event to be held at Tyagraj Stadium on 17 September. Meanwhile, he will inaugurate 15 projects. These include new hospital blocks, 101 Arogya Temple and 150 dialysis centers. It is believed that these will give great strength to health services and people will not have to wait much for treatment.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta reviewed preparations

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta held a special meeting regarding this event. State President Virendra Sachdeva, BJP MP and MLA also participated in it. The meeting was drawn in the meeting. The Chief Minister clearly said that these programs will give a new direction to the development of Delhi.

A new ‘gift’ will be found every day

CM Rekha Gupta told that in this festival, which starts from 17 September and lasting 15 days, people of Delhi will get a new ‘gift’ every day. That is, someday new health facility and someday new development project gift. In this way, programs and inauguration will be held in different parts of Delhi for 15 consecutive days.

Health facilities will get new strength

101 Arogya Temple and 150 dialysis centers open under ‘Seva Pakhwada’ are in special discussion. The number of dialysis patients in a big city like Delhi is quite high. Now thousands of people will get relief from these new centers. At the same time, patients will also get better treatment options from new hospital blocks.

CM said that all these projects are important steps towards making Delhi ‘developed Delhi’. He claimed that they will get new speed and new height from the city.